The computer scientist Stephen Kell has made an Illich-like critique of computing and software development practices. I recall Kell mentions that he ran across

The computer scientist Stephen Kell has made an Illich-like critique of computing and software development practices. I recall Kell mentions that he ran across Illich's work after beginning the critique but was struck by the similarities: Software Against Humanity? An Illichian perspective on the industrial era of software https://www.cs.kent.ac.uk/people/staff/srk21/research/talks/kell19software-slides.pdf https://www.cs.kent.ac.uk/people/staff/srk21/research/talks/... De-Escalating Software https://www.cs.kent.ac.uk/people/staff/srk21/research/talks/kell19de-escalating-intro-script.txt https://www.cs.kent.ac.uk/people/staff/srk21/research/talks/... The software developer Kartik Agaram cites Illich's 'Tools for Conviviality' as an influence on his Mu system: http://akkartik.name/akkartik-convivial-20200607.pdf http://akkartik.name/akkartik-convivial-20200607.pdf